Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir

Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir is an Icelandic basketball player for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir
No. 4 – Stjarnan
PositionGuard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (2007-12-28) 28 December 2007
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentStjarnan
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

After spending her junior career with KFÍ and Stjarnan, she started her senior team career with Stjarnan in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna during the 2022–2023 season. In 27 regular season and playoffs games, she averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, helping Stjarnan winning the league and being named the 1. deild Young Player of The Year.[1]

On 7 October, at the age of 15 years, 9 months and 9 days, she became the youngest player in the Úrvalsdeild to score 31 points in a game,[2] breaking Helena Sverrisdóttir record from 2004.[3]

National team career

Kolbrún debuted with Iceland U-16 team during the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship 2023, Division B.[4] She was named to the tournaments All-Star Five after averaging 13.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.[5]

Personal life

Kolbrún is the daughter of former player Stefanía Helga Ásmundsdóttir who won the national championship with Grindavík in 1997.[6][7]

References
  1. "KKÍ : þrír leikmenn ættaðir frá Ísafirði heiðraðir". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 October 2023). "Kolbrún María sló met Helenu Sverris: Yngst til að skora 31 stig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. Aron Guðmundsson (11 October 2023). "Kolbrún stefni í að verða næsta Helena: „Sér leikinn tveimur skrefum á undan"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. "Kolbrún fór á kostum og Ísland leikur um 5. sætið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. "Bielefeld bags MVP award as Germany return to Division A". FIBA. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 March 2022). "Systkini bikarmeistarar og valin best með tveggja klukkutíma millibili". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. Aron Guðmundsson (21 October 2023). "Systkini gera það gott hjá Stjörnunni og eiga ekki langt að sækja hæfileikana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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